◆ WEST BENSON, NE HAIL HISTORY · DOUGLAS COUNTY
West Benson, NE hail history & hail map
West Benson, Nebraska has had 8 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 3.00″ (Baseball). Most recent: Sep 14, 2025. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
8Hail events in the past 5 years
3.00″Largest recorded hail · Baseball
3.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over West Benson, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in West Benson
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 3 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 3.00″ Baseball | Radar 1.25″ · 11 ground reports (max 3.00″) |
| May 21, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 2 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Sep 18, 2022 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Jun 15, 2022 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over West Benson (41.300, -95.990) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.